The bill seeks to amend existing employment legislation to include university and college students who serve as residence hall assistants or dormitory counselors and are participants in a bona fide educational program within the definition of "employee." This change would apply to various sections of the law, including those concerning protective legislation, discrimination in the workplace, payment of wages, minimum wage law, and workers' compensation. The bill introduces insertions to clarify that these students are considered employees, while no deletions from the current law are indicated in the provided text.

The proposed amendments would affect several Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) sections, such as RSA 275:4, II; RSA 275:36; RSA 275:42, II; RSA 279:1, X; and RSA 281-A:2, VI(b)(1). The insertions consistently add the phrase "or university or college students serving as residence hall assistants or dormitory counselors, who are participants in a bona fide educational program" to the definitions of "employee" in these sections. The bill does not remove any existing language from the law. If enacted, the bill would take effect 60 days after its passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 275:36
As Amended by the Senate: 275:36